Writing Oddities and Organization

I am happy to announce that, with all of the obstacles that seemed to present themselves directly in my face last week, I was still able to achieve my weekly word count goal.  I'm not going to say that all my currently typed-up words are in pristine shape with no possibility of revision, but I …

Wise Saying #2

Today's wise saying is a Toodlez original.  Yes, my daughter's written content is the inspiration for Wise Saying #2.  Prepare yourself for some awesome profoundness from an at-that-time high school senior.  And, here it is... "The unpredictable future and the memorable past depend on the individual in the present."  Say that, girl!  I still get …

Structured Approach to Writing

Week 5 was all about the organization.  I pretty much stopped writing this week and got my stuff in order.  But don't worry, my very temporary detour of stopping on the sideline to attend to a few housekeeping items that hadn't been appropriately addressed is not going to get me off track.  Actually, week 5 …

Wise Saying #1

There is a lot of negative atmospheric pressure stifling the positivity that so many of us seek to absorb like the vitamin D we get from the sun's rays.  It's becoming increasingly difficult to keep an open mind, benefit-of-the-doubt, innocent until proven guilty perspective with so many people (such as governmental officials, high-profile figures in …

Stop Controlling the Narrative!

Week 4 of my book was more on point than week 3.  I gave myself week 4 as my last 7 days of unorganized chaos before getting into a definite writing rhythm and I totally needed every bit of this time frame to really create some personalized structure for what I need to accomplish through …

Don’t Hold That Sneeze!

I just completed about 2 weeks worth of letting my winter cold run its course, and I promise you that I put up somewhat of a fight.  Over the past few years, I've learned not to be so quick to reach for the quick fix when it comes to applying healing balm for what ails …

Learning How to Write

I'm going to start this discourse off on a positive note and say that Week 3 has been a slightly productive week.  I've put a tentative schedule together for the writing of the book, which will include 2-hour work days on Sunday through Tuesday and 30-minute work days on the remaining days (except for Saturdays).  …